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立てる
Readings
たてる
tateru
English
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
also written as 起てる
to stand up, to put up, to set up, to erect, to raise
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to thrust into, to bury into, to dig into
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to make (a noise), to start (a rumour), to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.), to cause, to establish, to develop, to formulate
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to put up (a political candidate), to make (one's leader)
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to treat with respect, to give (someone) their due, to make (someone) look good, to avoid embarrassing (someone)
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to sharpen, to make clear
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
See also: 閉てる
to shut, to close
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
See also: 点てる
to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to divide by
Suffix
Ichidan verb
after the -masu stem of a verb
to do ... vigorously
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 立てる, 立てます
[does], will [do] 立てない, 立てません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 立てた, 立てました
[did] 立てなかった, 立てませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 立てて, 立てまして 立てないで, 立てませんで 立てなくて
Kanjis
立 ON: リツ, リュウ, リットル KUN: た.つ, -た.つ, た.ち-, た.てる, -た.てる, た.て-, たて-, -た.て, -だ.て, -だ.てる
stand up, rise, set up, erect

Stroke: 5 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-2-3 FC: 0010.0


Phrases
猫が私の手につめを立てた。
Parts: 猫 (ねこ) 私 (わたし) 手 (て) 爪 (つめ) 立てる (たてる)
The cat dug its claws into my hand.

彼は怒るとよく大声をたてる。
Parts: 彼 (かれ) 怒る (おこる) 良く (よく) 大声 (おおごえ) 立てる (たてる)
He is liable to shout when angry.

バースデーケーキにろうそくを立ててください。
Parts: バースデーケーキ (バースデー・ケーキ) 蝋燭 (ろうそく) 立てる (たてる) 下さい (ください)
Please put some candles on the birthday cake.

彼は綿密に立てた計画を実行に移した。
Parts: 彼 (かれ) 綿密 (めんみつ) 立てる (たてる) 計画 (けいかく) 実行に移す (じっこうにうつす)
He carried out the plan he had made in detail.

私は彼に義理を立てなければならない。
Parts: 私 (わたし) 彼 (かれ) 義理 (ぎり) 立てる (たてる) ねばならない (ねばなりません)
I have to do right by him.

我々は彼を彼らと交渉する代表にたてた。
Parts: 我々 (われわれ) 彼 (かれ) 彼ら (かれら) 交渉 (こうしょう) 代表 (だいひょう) 立てる (たてた)
We delegated him to negotiate with them.